Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-10-27
Trains will soon be running through to

road bed Is completed and bridges are now
being built at rapid rate. When COM
pleted, iron which is now In readiness, will
be laid.
John Houser, who is about As years old
and halls from Bay City, was stabbed
twice in the side and once In the neck by
an unknown person while in low dive on
Water street, East Saginaw. Injuries are
of serious il not fatal nature. Houser Is
Il laboring man.
Several farm buildings on the farm OF
Jacob Stauber, near East Saginaw. were
destroyed by fire on the 10Th inst. Twen
ty-three valuable cows, horse, 200 bush
els OF wheat, Il tons of hay and number
OF farm implements were burned. There
Is no insurance.
Peter Dow Of West Bloomfield. Caklan
county. was killed while hunting in D1.
kota few days ago Mr.. Dow had bean
In both houses Of the legislature, and h I'll
held number of township Offices lie
was about 20 years OF age, and very pop
ular with all elias es.
II onry Gambe, j. W. e. and G. W.
WCa lock OF Fast aginaw with Peter
La;e,le of maple Wiley, have fled articles
Of association for the British American
COMPANY tN Nl'NihAS w NhO I hitNN
States and Canada. Capital stock, 81, 500,
900, with s j0,0j0 paid in.
Albert Frazer who was sent from st.
Clair in 1861, for Is years for criminal
assault. escaped in 1872. Frazer was
found at 81. Clair on the nth inst. and
returned 10 Jackson. He claims that hiS
sentence expired II years ago, and will
make legal fight for his liberty.
One Of the Marquette homesteaders who
lately arrived from Ontonagon county.
reports that large amount OF pine has
been cut and hauled away from these
lands: that in some cases whole sections
have been cut of. IL tins be the ca sc
somebody will have good sized treSlass
bills TO foot. - Marquette Journal.
Michael Decker OF MuskegOn was in the
old Iron Clad when it burned the other
morning, and did not get out. Four hoArs
afterward he was taken out OF the deLris,
and instead Of being lie he was very
much alive. He had fallen into the cellar
with the debris and had capped suiiocation.
The following ol'cers of the grand lodge
|. O. G. L. OF Michigan were elected at
the cath annual meeting in Ann Arbor
Z. +. Saunders, chief ;emplar' Albert
! Odge, counsellor; Mrs. Davis. ,ice-tem-
plar; John Evans, secretary; i. =. Cornell,
treasurer; Mrs. Il. b. Knapp, surerintend'
ent of juven lie templars.
G. BacSus OF saginaw, and Carl Heav-
enrich OF East Saginaw. have purcha ed
900 ser /, OF valuable hardwood in last
Tennessee. The consideration was pri-
vate and the purchase was made rs an ill.,
yestment that, it IS believed. will prove
,NrnGIaila Thu .bpSl Ia
through Mr.. Burgermeister.
A boy named Burrows, aged II years,
who died in the city hospitl II at st. Paul a
few days ago. claimed to live at Sheridan.
Mich, and that a conductor threw him OF
train which was going ut full speed,
causing injuries which killed him. James
). Burrows IS a shoemaker at Sheridan,
and probably 2 relative of the boy.
Pre- ident \. G.. Cooper and Secretary
A. \. WILDER. of the Michigan society of
New Ork veterans. are engaged in get
ting up q roster Of all soldiers now resid-
ing In this state who enlisted in the state
OF New York. Veterans of this descrip-
sion are requested to send their names and
addresses to the headquarters of the socie-
ty at StIrgis.
Aaron French has lived one and half
miles north Of Hoytville, in the township
OF Roxland, Eaton county, for the past
| ffty-one years and the record shows that
his Is the only farm in Eaton county that
has never been transferred until now he
has sold twenty acres to the Potter Manu-.
featuring company, where a new Village
has been plated.
The body OF Phillip Kuehn, who lived
at Republic, was found in deserted pit
Of the Republic mine the other morning.
Jos. Boss and q man named Fredenhouse
have been arrested. They left q saloon
late Tuesday night with Kuehn, who was
drunk. II Is thought that Kuehn was
killed and robbed and the DO y put in the
old pit. The affair Is now being investi-
gated.
A bill was filed some time ago asking an
induction against the auditors of Wayne
county, restraining them from purchasing
a county building site. Judge Jennison
dismissed the bill. On similar bill Judge
Speed granted an Injunction. The su-
preme court has issued an order va ating
the order Of Judge Jennison, which Is
equivalent 10 an affirmation OF Speed S
decision.
Gen. Byron r. Pierce, commander OF the
Michigan soldiers home. has commenced
proceedings against the proprietors Of a
saloon inside the limits fixed by the law
for the protection OF the inmates of the
home. The OBJ ect Of the suit is TO test
the constitutionaity Of the law. The sa-
loon keepers have engaged well known
legal talent OF that city TO manage their
case, and the contest promises 10 lie an In .
teresting one.
The board of supervisors OF losco conn
| ~, at their last meeting. decided that no
one was entitled TO the $1,000 reward Of
| fered for the capture OF Dr. Weir, on The
| ground that he was not delivered 10 the
sheriff. but that the co nty had 10 make a
| strong fight and spend considerable money
| 10 gain possession Of him. The medical
experts in the Weir case, who had bills
ranging from SIS TO 500, were allowed IS
| per day for their services
Mrs. Alvin Porter, aged 81, wits Of
| Lamplighter Porter Of Jackson. was Geek
| ing her dinner when her clothing caught
fire from Gasoline stove and an explosion
and FIRE followed, wrecking the house
Mrs Porter and a young daughter were
| burned from head 10 foot. and The mcthet
died the same day The loss Is abol
| $1,000; insurance 5000. The lit..,
daughter hands and arm: were cIrred &c
a crisp, an IL IS feared he, injuries will
prove fatal.
A sad accident occurred at McGregor s
camp In Cheboygan county, few days
ago. James Hill, the camp blacksmith,
started with four men to 60 10 Black Lake.
Mr.. Hill carrying his rife over his
shoulder. Edward Spencer was walking
behind Hill when the weapon was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet striking
| SnancpI in The I0ranead kiIlinn him IN.